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Androgens can both increase and decrease hair growth in different parts of the body.

Men and women experience skin aging differently due to changes in sex hormone levels with age.

Bolandiol, a synthetic steroid, builds muscle and bone without greatly affecting sex glands, and works differently from other hormones.

A group has developed therapies that show promise for treating cancer and various other conditions.

Testosterone affects androgen receptors and lipid storage in cells, while DHEA does not convert to testosterone or affect these receptors in the same way.

Testosterone may slow down wound healing and increase inflammation.

5 Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors reduce the effects of testosterone by blocking its conversion into a stronger form.

Male hormones cause different growth in identical human hair follicles due to their unique epigenetic characteristics.

Blocking androgen activity in newborn rats affects body weight and appetite-related hormones differently in males and females.

Testosterone improves mood and thinking skills; finasteride has no effect.

Testosterone treatment can improve sexual function and bone density in women but may have adverse effects and requires more research on safety and guidelines.

Male hormones like testosterone may make COVID-19 worse, and testing for sensitivity to these hormones could help predict how severe a patient's symptoms might be. Treatments that reduce these hormones are being explored.

Some new progesterone derivatives are better at blocking testosterone conversion than a common drug.

The guidelines advise against using testosterone and DHEA in women for most conditions due to safety and effectiveness concerns, but suggest considering testosterone for postmenopausal women with low sexual desire.

Testosterone can help premenopausal and postmenopausal women with low sexual desire, but its long-term safety is unclear and it's not widely approved for this use.

Male pattern baldness may be caused by scalp pressure on hair follicles, which increases with age and leads to a cycle of hair loss. This process is not directly determined by genes.

Androgen receptors are active in many tissues of both male and female mice, not just reproductive organs.

Dihydrotestosterone causes p27 protein breakdown in ovarian and breast cancer cells by binding with SKP2.

5α-Reductase inhibitors can negatively affect male sexual function and, in some cases, significantly reduce sperm count, but these effects may be reversible.

Cross-sex hormone therapy is important for managing gender dysphoria and requires careful monitoring and healthcare provider education.

Mice lacking steroid 5α-reductase 2 show less aggression and better impulse control.

Men are more likely to have severe respiratory viral infections like COVID-19 due to hormonal and genetic differences, while women generally have stronger immune responses.

The document explains how male reproductive hormones work and affect the body.

Finasteride niosomes were developed and found to be effective in treating hair loss, with better results than commercial minoxidil, and could be a promising topical treatment for hair loss.

5-alpha reductase inhibitors, like finasteride and dutasteride, are used for prostate issues, hair loss, and excessive hair growth, may help with COVID-19, but can cause sexual and mental health side effects, and their use in preventing prostate cancer needs more examination.

Men are more likely to get infectious skin diseases, while women are more prone to autoimmune and pigment-related skin conditions, influenced by biological and environmental factors.

Finasteride treats enlarged prostate and may help with baldness, but effects on sexual function and male fetuses are unclear.

CBG may help with various medical conditions but needs more human research to confirm safety and effectiveness.

Rice bran extract might help prevent hair loss.

Balding hair follicle cells are smaller, grow less well, and need more effort to culture than non-balding cells.